It is my privilege to recommend a signal leader to address these challenges and opportunities for reform.
I really appreciate that. I thank you for the opportunity to introduce Peggy Hamburg whom the President has nominated to...
The point that I am hopeful you are able to make at USDA is that American agriculture can rise in productivity to meet w...
For many years, starting with President Bush, now with President Obama, presidents and everyone else have said we have a...
I believe that energy policy reform, in particular, eliminating our over-dependence on oil, is critical to bolstering ou...
I don't understand why any country would be opposed to a solution that addressed the piracy issue.
if we don't sustain the long-term investments necessary to prevent failing states and to reduce the poverty that can spa...
obviously, there are private security firms now offering security in Iraq, for example, and through other phases of fore...
the IMO, which is a branch of the United Nations, strongly recommends against the arming of crews or providing security ...
Captain Phillips' leadership, his bravery during and after the pirate assault on his ship have been justifiably praised ...
If that was the course the United States wanted to take, we would need to ensure that our allies were in sync with us an...
I think it's not unreasonable to think that there would be such successful negotiations, because rural shipping is being...
If you can feed people in that area of the world, you have an army.
The Law of the Sea--in practice, we are--on these issues, we're already abiding by the Law of the Sea.
It's not going to go away. And unfortunately in this region, as I mentioned in my opening remarks, you have failed state...
And we're trying to define those, and then for the more diplomatic problems, in terms of international law, of which we ...
The biggest challenge for us is getting other victim states to shoulder their burden of prosecution.
I do not view our Federal courts as the forum for resolving political disputes. That is why I believe our confirmation d...
